§ Mr. Swinglerasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the amount and value of bacon imports from Poland in each of the last three years; what percentage of total bacon imports 61W comes from Poland; what special restrictions are imposed on this trade; and to what extent he will permit an increase in 1960 and 1961.
Mr. EnrollImports of bacon (except canned bacon) from Poland in the calendar years 1957, 1958 and 1959 were 48,904 tons (value £11,155,533), 47,869 tons (value £11,149,366) and 48,625 tons (value £11,478,164), respectively. These figures represented 14½ per cent., 14 per cent. and 14 per cent., respectively, of the total weight of bacon imported in these three years. Licences are required for the import of bacon from Poland; these licences are issued against fixed quotas negotiated with Poland. Negotiations on trade with Poland in 1960 and thereafter are due to be resumed shortly and I cannot say in advance of these negotiations what level of import quotas will be fixed for bacon.